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Today on The World: A suicide bomber strikes a UN compound in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing five food-aid workers; Also, Britain’s new Supreme Court gets to work; And a pair of neighboring towns in Canada and Vermont get separated in the name of border security.

Pakistan suicide attack

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A suicide bomber has attacked the UN World Food Program offices in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing five people. The bomber died too. It is unclear who is responsible but suspicion will fall on the Pakistani Taliban, correspondents say. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with WFP spokesman Amjad Jamal, who was friends with those who lost their lives. Download MP3

BBC coverage
FAQ Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Indonesia quake aftermath

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Officials in the earthquake-hit city of Padang, Indonesia, have called off the search for survivors in the rubble of buildings five days after the disaster. The focus has turned to bringing aid and medical help to survivors in the city and the surrounding areas. Reporter Ann Dornfeld visited a village near Padang. Download MP3

A border tale of two cities

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A tale of two cities along the US-Canadian border is heading for an unhappy ending. Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec sit right next to each other. In fact, their common library and opera house straddle the border. So far only a black line marked the border, but now a pair of five-foot-tall steel gates are being put up. We speak with Stanstead mayor Raymond Yates. Download MP3

Clothing with a secret

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“Dress Codes” is a new exhibit at the International Center of Photography in New York. The exhibit highlights some clothes that have a secret. The World’s Alex Gallafent interviews Peruvian photographer Milagros de la Torre. Click the link below for the audio slideshow. Download MP3

Vote recount in Afghanistan

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The World’s Jeb Sharp has an update on the vote recount in the Afghan elections.

US direction in Afghanistan

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France telecom suicides

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Twenty-four employees of France Telecom have killed themselves in the past year-and-a-half. Some blame the restructuring of the previously state-owned company for a poisonous atmosphere. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.

Dealing with trauma in west Sumatra

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Life will be getting more difficult in West Sumatra for some time to come, if history provides a guide. We speak with James Thompson, a specialist in trauma at University College in London.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography quiz.

Britain’s new supreme court

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The World’s Laura Lynch reports on Britain’s new Supreme Court, which heard its first case today. Until recently the justices that make up the court operated from within the House of Lords. The move to a new location is supposed to signal the new court’s independence.

Geo answer

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Today’s Geo Quiz asks for the name of a former country whose Internet country code .SU is gone but not fogotten. According to ICANN, (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) the country code .SU stands for the Soviet Union. Despite efforts to pull the plug on the Internet country code, an estimated 80-thousand websites still use it.

Global Hit: Mercedes Sosa

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Argentines lined the streets of Buenos Aires today to honor a national hero. A hearse carried the body of folk singer Mercedes Sosa through the streets of the capital. Sosa died yesterday. She was 74 years old. Marco Werman has more.

Dot YU

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Today’s Geo Quiz is about “.yu.” “.yu” is the Internet country code assigned to Yugoslavia. The country no longer exists. The name hasn’t even been used officially since 2003.

Mercedes Sosa

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516YbdQgcGL._SL500_AA240_ Argentinians lined the streets of Buenos Aires today to honor a national hero. A hearse carried the body of folk singer Mercedes Sosa through the streets of the capital.